English-Thai Dictionary

imaginative

ADJ เพ้อฝัน  คิดฝัน  creative visionary por-fan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMAGINATIVE

a.That forms imaginations. 1. Full of imaginations; fantastic.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMAGINATIVE

Im *ag "i *na *tive, a. Etym: [F. imaginatif. ]

 

1. Proceeding from, and characterized by, the imagination, generally in the highest sense of the word. In all the higher departments of imaginative art, nature still constitues an important element. Mure.

 

2. Given to imagining; full of images, fancies, etc. ; having a quick imagination; conceptive; creative. Milton had a highly imaginative, Cowley a very fanciful mind. Coleridge.

 

3. Unreasonably suspicious; jealous. [Obs. ] Chaucer. -- Im *ag "i *na *tive *ly, adv. -- Im *ag "i *na *tive *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

imaginative

im ag i na tive |iˈmaj (ə )nətiv ɪˈmæʤ (ə )nədɪv | ▶adjective having or showing creativity or inventiveness: making imaginative use of computer software | he was imaginative beyond all other architects. DERIVATIVES i mag i na tive ly adverb, i mag i na tive ness noun usage: See usage at imaginary .

 

Oxford Dictionary

imaginative

im ¦agina |tive |ɪˈmadʒɪnətɪv | ▶adjective having or showing creativity or inventiveness: making imaginative use of computer software | he was imaginative beyond all other architects. DERIVATIVES imaginatively adverb, imaginativeness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

imaginative

imaginative adjective imaginative writers | an imaginative solution: creative, visionary, inspired, inventive, resourceful, ingenious; original, innovative, innovatory, unorthodox, unconventional; fanciful, whimsical, fantastic; informal offbeat, off the wall, zany. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See creative . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

imaginative

imaginative adjective a strong, imaginative storyline | an imaginative solution: creative, visionary, inspired, insightful, inventive, resourceful, ingenious, enterprising; original, innovative, innovatory, individual, unorthodox, unconventional, nonconformist, unusual, out of the ordinary; fanciful, whimsical; informal blue-sky. ANTONYMS unimaginative; pedestrian.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

imaginative

i mag i na tive /ɪmǽdʒ (ə )nətɪv |ɪmǽdʒɪnèɪtɪv /→imagine 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈考え 作品などが 〉 想像性に富んだ [豊かな ], 独創的な ; 想像から生まれた ▸ imaginative power 想像力 ▸ an imaginative novel 想像性に富んだ小説 2 〈人が 〉想像力 [創作力 ]に富んだ ; 想像にふける ▸ an imaginative writer 想像力に富んだ作家 ～ly 副詞 想像力豊かに ; 想像力をもって .